Kyrie Irving Discusses Playoff Challenges and Fan Dynamics
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00:00 Here is Kyrie Irving. Of course, we've heard him a bunch of times this week. He's talked about
00:03 kind of like what we've heard for the last few months, Scotty, saying all the right things.
00:08 You know, it's unfortunate things didn't work out there. I could have handled myself better there
00:13 in the playoffs when I was with Brooklyn. Lots of things like that. Here he is on dealing with
00:18 the Boston crowd. I've experienced Boston in twofold. You know, my first few years being an
00:24 NBA player for the Cavs, you know, then coming here to Boston, then being right down the street
00:29 in Brooklyn, you know, and then now being here in the finals playing against them in a potential
00:34 four to seven game series. You know, you just got to breathe through it. To all my youngins out
00:40 there that are dealing with some of the crowd reactions and what they're saying to you, you
00:43 have to breathe and realize that this is not as hostile as you think it is. Don't overthink it.
00:50 And I've been able to work through that and understand that, you know, some of that is
00:55 anxiety. Some of that is nervous nervousness, and it could all be turned into a strength.
01:00 There's no fear out here, man. It's basketball. The fans are going to say what they're going to
01:04 say. I appreciate them and their relationship they have to the game,
01:07 but it's about the players at the end of the day. It's simple. No one can stop him. So what does he
01:14 give a rat's ass what the crowd's yelling at him? He's going to go off whether they're screaming
01:18 and yelling obscenities or not.